DOJ fires newly appointed US attorney in NJ after judges vote against keeping Alina Habba in role

US Department of Justice fires newly appointed New Jersey attorney

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a post on X on Tuesday that the newly appointed US attorney for the District of New Jersey, Desiree Leigh Grace, has been fired by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Grace, who was only appointed mere hours before her work termination, was selected by federal judges on Tuesday to replace former US attorney Alina Habba. For the last 120 days, Habba has been the acting US attorney for the District of New Jerse…

Trump’s DOJ Sidesteps Norms to Boost Ally Alina Habba as US Attorney

President Donald Trump’s administration sidestepped tradition this week and criticized judges who sought to bypass his ally as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey — a pattern that may repeat itself in other Democratic-leaning states.

What to know as DOJ battles over Alina Habba's successor in New Jersey

President Trump’s war with the judiciary escalated Tuesday with the firing of an attorney named by federal judges to replace Alina Habba, the loyalist he tapped as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. The judges refused to extend Habba’s temporary tenure as U.S. Attorney, instead invoking a seldom used power to appoint their own pick. But Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly intervened, shunning the “politically minded judges” for dumping Habba an…

Trump DOJ's Keystone Kops Fire Alina Habba Replacement Without Realizing That Has Nothing To Do With It - Above the Law

(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images) In one of the more stupid episodes in an already stupid run of them, Pam Bondi gushed to social media that the Trump administration would stand up to “politically minded” judges and fire Desiree Leigh Grace, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Bondi made the move after the local district judges formally appointed Grace to the role of U.S. Attorney effective this…

With Alina Habba's time as acting U.S. attorney in N.J. almost up, a test of the limits of presidential power is playing out

In two days, the acting U.S. attorney will be someone who was just fired by the Department of Justice.

Pam Bondi dumps judges’ pick to replace Trump’s top federal prosecutor in N.J.

The federal prosecutor named Tuesday to replace interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba has been “removed” from the position just hours after she was named her successor, according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.